University of Maryland’s medical school began Zika vaccine testing last week : dbknews

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University of Maryland's medical school began Zika vaccine testing last week

University of Maryland's medical school began Zika vaccine testing last week

In the United States, Florida is the only state where Zika has spread by mosquito, Lyke said, but within the next few years it is expected to continue spreading.In several states including Florida, however, the virus has spread by other means, such as sexual transmission.


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Zika testing gets a boost with more lab supplies and staffing

Zika testing gets a boost with more lab supplies and staffing

This 2016 digitally-colorized electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the Zika virus, in red, about 40 nanometers in diameter.Officials announced Pinellas County's first locally transmitted case of Zika on Aug. 23, but haven't said where the infected person was found.(CDC photo via AP)With Florida's public laboratories taking as long as five weeks to deliver Zika test results to doctors and patients, federal and state health officials said this week that they are buying more supplies and equipment and hiring more workers to speed up the often lengthy process for diagnosing the virus.


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CDC ups Zika testing support; Florida reports more local cases

CDC ups Zika testing support; Florida reports more local cases

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today it recently purchased $2.5 million in lab supplies and equipment to help US labs test for Zika virus and addressed testing delays due to increasing demand caused by rising numbers of local and travel-linked infections.In other developments, Florida health officials reported four more local Zika cases, the Zika funding impasse continued amid a report that federal officials are tapping into cancer research money, and Southeast Asian health leaders announced a strategy to collaborate on the Zika response.CDC steps up lab supportLast week the New York Times published a report documenting major Zika test-result delays for pregnant women in Miami-Dade County, and Florida Gov.

University of Maryland's medical school began Zika vaccine testing last week